DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/27 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.9 - - 74.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 159 - - 148 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2986 - - 2916 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2575 - - 2487 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3875 - - 3805 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1310 - - 1048 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 331 - - 320 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 086 - - 094 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -11 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 923 - - -325 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2952 - - 4130 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1605 - - -6384 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5480 - - 10189 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 98 - - 86 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.9 - - 74.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.9 - - 59.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.9 - - 73.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 61.7 - - 57.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 159 - - 148 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2986 - - 2916 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 93 - - 46 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 9 - - - EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 99255 24 089 23 067 99255 91750 27 079 19 093 91750 85975 25 073 20 109 85975 81167 17 080 20 106 81167 77013 13 093 18 084 77013 73350 8 109 14 069 73350 70042 8 092 5 090 70042 67009 2 185 1 202 67009 64211 5 196 2 273 64211 61509 2 112 8 315 61509 58705 15 307 20 287 58705 55814 29 275 31 285 55814 53066 35 268 39 271 53066 50597 38 282 39 287 50597 48393 55 284 49 281 48393 46405 53 287 50 276 46405 44585 53 293 56 284 44585 42906 60 293 64 281 42906 41345 70 291 67 276 41345 39878 73 288 65 275 39878 38488 65 294 63 273 38488 37137 49 296 60 273 37137 35755 39 285 52 281 35755 34315 31 284 40 271 34315 32823 27 288 37 264 32823 31263 29 279 34 262 31263 29624 30 276 32 258 29624 27906 31 276 30 257 27906 26109 29 271 26 256 26109 24236 26 269 23 260 24236 22290 26 271 21 271 22290 20262 25 272 21 278 20262 18151 23 277 17 283 18151 16004 22 286 12 295 16004 13941 16 295 13 255 13941 12067 9 239 15 256 12067 10399 13 225 9 259 10399 8918 7 196 5 235 8918 7606 6 165 7 165 7606 6448 8 134 9 131 6448 5425 11 108 13 115 5425 4528 11*094 13*110 4528 3737 11*091 12*101 3737 3030 11 088 12 096 3030 2404 12 086 12 094 2404 1881 12 085 12 093 1881 1479 11 084 12 092 1479 1202 11 084 11 091 1202 1034 10 084 11 091 1034 938 9 083 9 090 938 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography